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Is there a way to setup Categories within Articles and to have it generate a list of categories that I can embed on my blog?
It was the first request my client mentioned when I showed him Articles and a working demo. Personally, I think Tags do the job just fine but he has a point that while there may only be 15 Categories, he will have 100s of tags.
I think he's been sucking the WordPress juice for too long but it'd be a great feature.
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Categories are not currently an option, but will be in the future.
shaun mccormick | bigcommerce mgr of software engineering, former modx co-architect |
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splittingred.com
Has there been any progress on this, I've just set-up my first Articles section on my website and it's pretty awesome categories would be an added bonus.
Thanks
Aaron
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Agreed. One of the only remaining things that keeps me tied to WordPress for even simple blogs (aside from image management which I need to research next) is that WP handles categories in a rather simple yet flexible way. I've built a rather large blog site using modx, which has been great, and plan to rebuild it in Revo very soon, and the biggest issue I have is that I can't put an article in more than one 'folder' without the use of weblinks. It'd be nicer to be able to just tick boxes for pre-defined categories just like WP.
With Articles - which is indeed very nice, a great extension for Revo - while many things have been done for me (comments, etc.) I can't help thinking that in the categories department it's actually a step back. It can be done but it's far more work for the site admin than anyone would realistically accept.
As it happens, this time, I believe cateogies aren't required. And even if they are, tags will probably do the job.
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Is it not possible to do this with getResources?
I'm just asking 'cos I need categories for a blog as well.
I already have blog categories set up in Evo using Ditto, and I understood getResources did more or less what Ditto does.
Content Creator and Copywriter
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I just use TagLister and AutoTag for categories (Or a checkbox TV with manually-defined categories). Just label it 'Categories' and then with tagLister, change the tagVar to 'cat' or 'category' so that it looks consistent. Works for me until we get something built-in.
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Thought I was well on my way to meeting my clients requests... until they just asked me about categories. I wonder if ambaxter would be willing to elaborate more on the work around? Maybe once I work with Articles more it will become clear. I just started working with Articles for the first time 2 days ago.
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I can do a write-up maybe next week with the specifics of how I handle this. The process is the same whether you're using 'Articles' or not. So, it should be helpful. I'll drop the link here once I get that blog entry done.
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@ambaxter I like that idea, it's a great solution for the meantime. I've noticed that Article tags are at the Article Container level, which makes sense. So for example, clicking a tag link for 'modx' from an Article within News Article Container, links to a page showing other News Articles with the modx tag.
It does not however show Articles from within another Article Container.
I'm looking for a solution to allow categories to be global. Meaning a way to show any Articles with the same Category.
jpdevries